Tribe.net. Local Connections Bo http://culinaryanthropology.tribe.net/thread/cde1479f-4059-44cb-a15e-58b2fc91a316#0b0c3a8a-6e4b-4823-ba7e-687f018ff4cb 2009-05-18T23:45:48Z 2009-05-18T23:45:48Z

I've had good luck finding books of essays in the "Food" or "Cooking" sections. I suppose it is hard for them to decide, when something crosses areas... it's about anthropology, it's about food, maybe it's about travel or whatever. It's possible that some stores just put it where they think it well sell the best.

Bo 2009-05-18T23:45:48Z girl mark http://culinaryanthropology.tribe.net/thread/cde1479f-4059-44cb-a15e-58b2fc91a316#fa2baff9-2cb9-47a9-b71a-bc9946bc0de5 2009-05-10T15:56:12Z 2009-05-10T15:56:12Z

1491 was also really interesting, though more about agriculture practices than what people ate once they produced it.

girl mark 2009-05-10T15:56:12Z Mathew http://culinaryanthropology.tribe.net/thread/cde1479f-4059-44cb-a15e-58b2fc91a316#64bb745e-415f-4b1f-b4c2-490b00f3736d 2008-04-24T23:08:55Z 2008-04-24T23:08:55Z

Yes, I enjoyed Salt very much. I was amazed at the amount of influence it's had on our lives and history as a culture. I was reminded again after reading Pollan's Omnivores and the current reliance on corn, and corn products in our daily life. Amazing.

Mathew 2008-04-24T23:08:55Z April http://culinaryanthropology.tribe.net/thread/cde1479f-4059-44cb-a15e-58b2fc91a316#78b85a45-e7d8-4e40-8a2c-61e07f2113e3 2008-04-22T23:56:15Z 2008-04-22T23:56:15Z

Try SALT: A History or Fish on Friday ... sorry I'm also away from my books, so no authors.... Both are commodity histories with recipes. Not thru the Fish book but you'll be amazed at how widely artic fish were used in medieval europe.

April 2008-04-22T23:56:15Z Mathew http://culinaryanthropology.tribe.net/thread/cde1479f-4059-44cb-a15e-58b2fc91a316#258c19d1-743f-457f-86b4-0fbc78b679c5 2008-04-19T22:52:17Z 2008-04-19T22:52:17Z

One of my favorite finds is "Food in History" by Reay Tannahill, also I liked "Food: A culinary history" by Jean-Louis Flandrin. As for others, I can't remember right now (I'm currently out of States and my library is all boxed up). I really enjoyed "The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals" by Michael Pollan as well. Anyone have any other reading suggestions...?

Mathew 2008-04-19T22:52:17Z carrie http://culinaryanthropology.tribe.net/thread/cde1479f-4059-44cb-a15e-58b2fc91a316#be2285e9-e8fd-49cf-b254-2bdc21177411 2008-04-16T22:44:05Z 2008-04-16T22:44:05Z

Do you have any specific titles that you enjoyed?

carrie 2008-04-16T22:44:05Z Mathew http://culinaryanthropology.tribe.net/thread/cde1479f-4059-44cb-a15e-58b2fc91a316#44e2ac10-09e3-4725-a570-8a650af4f091 2008-04-16T12:19:09Z 2008-04-16T12:19:09Z

I've had great luck finding books on culinary history, lore, and culture mixed in among the cookbooks. My best guess as to why, although lame, is that culinary anthropology is not a big blip on the radar, therefore they get shelved among the other cooking and food books. Just a thought.

Mathew 2008-04-16T12:19:09Z April http://culinaryanthropology.tribe.net/thread/cde1479f-4059-44cb-a15e-58b2fc91a316#77359da8-785d-4b52-a33c-32fc63162134 2007-11-23T06:16:51Z 2007-11-23T06:16:51Z

Living trasditions vs extinct traditions?

April 2007-11-23T06:16:51Z Stefaniya http://culinaryanthropology.tribe.net/thread/cde1479f-4059-44cb-a15e-58b2fc91a316#f4ede742-186d-4544-a91f-2aa17fbfe4c1 2007-11-22T18:52:59Z 2007-11-22T18:52:59Z

I recently discovered why there are no books on food in the "Anthropology " section in most bookstores... They decided to start shelving them together with " sociology".... Now how does that make sense?

Stefaniya 2007-11-22T18:52:59Z